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  • bb254 replied to the topic Discussion Topic: Beyond experimental design issues in the forum Pre-clinical Device Development 7 years, 8 months ago

    With any type of animal testing the main pitfall stems from delays. The process of ordering animals is time consuming and also limited. If you are completing an animal test on a specific animal then you would need to find multiple suppliers to purchase from because animal suppliers can run out of animals. If the animal testing is now being completed 1600 km away then it would be a wise decision to locate different suppliers in that area in advance. Build in time for delays within your testing schedule so that your study does not get overdue. Open the study to more than one type of animal testing so that you have an alternate option to complete the tests. Lastly, take into account the cost of the number of animal test that need to be conducted along with cost of transportation and maintenance while discussing the budget of the study due to the new testing location.